Liquid container



April 1o, 192s.

l.. o. B'uls'rl LIQUID CONTAINER Filed Oct. 29, 1925 l'llllfll l 0 Idil ,M 2 e 0 15.51 I /Iv Z H ATTORNEY.

Patented pr. 10, 1928.l

- treme LyMANoRMIsToN Borsm'or TORONTO, entrante, CANADA.

LIQUID CONTAINER.

l application med october 29, 1925. serial No. 615,589.l

This'invention relates to liquid containers as descril'ied in the' present speeilieation and illust-rated in the]aeeomlnlnying drawings .which form part of the same. i

The invention consists essentially of the novel features pointed out l'noadly and specilically in the claim for novelty following a description containing detail of an acceptable form of the invention. f In the, present system of distributing milk and cream to the consuming public, glass bottles are extensively used. For reasons of publie safety and of economy, these bottles must be thoroughly Washed and sterilized before being` lilled, and after the contents have been used or removed, they are collected and transported back to the dairy where they are again washed and sterilized. It follows that, ot' the price of milk or cream paid by the publie, an appreciable part of itgoes tothe cost of washing. sterilizing.collecting, .distributiiigr. as well-as the replacing of a large number of bottles which have been lost or broken. The use of these glass bottles is also not without danger to the public, as they are subject tocrack and break, and a cracked or broken bottle is a menace toI the publie sa fetyand is a source of annoyance and worry. to the publie generally and to the automobilists especially.

The objects of the invention, therefore, are primarily to' provide a. container that will successfully replace the glass bottles nonvv used, the cost of which will be so small as to make it economically possible to'discard thev container after the liquid has been removed; that will do away withthe necessity of sterilization as the container is made under a very high temperature; a second 0bject is to eliminate the danger incident to the use of suelrglass bottles; another ob- `iect is to producea light container wherehvr further economy is Vrealized in that the weight ofv the container is small compared with the weight of the liquid contained therein: a further object is to effect economy of Aspace occupied by the container by making it to a square cross section; the invention has also as 'an object to manufacture a container that will keep the liquids fresh for a considerable length of time without absorbing foreign tiavors; to obviate the noise incident to the carrying of glass bottles; and ,Qjenerally,`to furnish a practical. strong and economical container that will accom# an explanation in l Vthe sides andI are .by suitable `\velding or plish the aforesaid purposes and that may be found adaptable to other commodities than milk or cream.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the container'. 4

Figure 2 is` a cross sectional plan View. Figure 8 is a cross sectional elevation view. Y- l Figure Ltis a fragmentary' sectional lview along AA in Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional view along line BB in Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary'cross sectional view of the bottom showing the groove.

Figure 7 ,is a fragmentary view of the outside stitfener.

Figure 8 illustrates the use of an outside reinforcing layer of some suitable fabric.

Like` numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the various figures.

1n the dra Wings, 10 is the container having the sides and the bottom 19.4 The four sides are formed from a single cardboard blank, the side 1&1 overlapping the side 11 as at 15 and secured together as explained hereinafter. The carton ismade of some suitable Waterproof cardboard, and the top and bottom of some suitable lumber, preferably birch or maple. The top 18 and bottom 19 tit between placed substantially kflush with the edges of the sides, and they are provided with a circumferential groove 25 into which the cartonis forced by means of Wire hoops 26 tightly drawn around the carton opposite said grooves. The hoops are made Y soldering the ends thereof. It willbe seen that the top and bottom are thus firmly held in position Within the four sides of the carton. The top and bottom are slightly rounded off atfthree corners to allo1 a goed tit of the carton and beveled off on a fourth corner, so that the container has three rounded corners, and a beveled corner upon which the sides 11 and 14 overlap.

Upon the beveled corner. a stitfener 17 is applied inside and a stil'e'ner 16 applied outside. The inside stitfener extends substantially between the insidesurfaces of the top and bottom, and the outside stifener ex- 'tends substantially over 'the entirev length of the carton. Nails 27 are inserted at. intervals into and through the outside stifl'ener, through the overlapping sides 1l and 14 1l, 12, 13 and 14, and the top V18 and partly through the inside stil'ener 17.` The outside stiener 16 is Chainfered at the top and bottom, as shown at 20, and is made of triangular cross section. The face of the stifener 16 bearing upon the beveled corner is of suiiieient size to substantially cover the entire surface of the beveled corner, so that the stilener does not project outside the planes of the sides 11 and 14.

ing a lshoulder 21 upon which the plug The top 18 is provided with a hole 22 hav- 523 is applied, closinr the container. A tongue or tag 24 is provided in the plug 23 whereby it. can be easily removed. A view or sight 28 is provided near the top of the container so as to allow a view into the container. The container is provided with an inside layer or coating 30 of water proof material, preferably parain, so as to effectively seal the container and render same impervious.

l*If the container is to be subjected to eX- tremely rough handling, or if any special use should call for a very strong container, a

i carton having Wire reinforcing, inlaid in the fabric may be used; or a layer of cheese cloth, or such similar fabric 32 can be applied on the four sides 'of the container as shown in Figure 8.

Although the invention now applies especially to containers intended to contain milk or cream, it is nevertheless not restricted to that, as many other liquids and substances may be found adaptable to be effectively carried in such a container.

-The construction of this container, as revealed in the drawings, o'ers a strong and sufficient construction 'for the purposes intended and may be alteredI to increase its strength or rigidity, as for example, two sets of stifeners may be provided instead of one, but this would not 'be done without falling within the spirit and scope of this invention.

The container is folded to forin the four sides While under a high temperature, and the stitl'eners applied and nailed as shown. The top and bottom are then applied and secured by means of the wire hoops. The container is then in'unersed into a bath of molten paraffin and allowed to remain a short time, and then taken out of the'bath and allowed to cool.

'lhe container is used as any ordinary milk bottle. 'lhe milk is poured` into the container, and the plug or .lid applied by pressl ing down.

lVh-at 1 claim is: i

A liquid container' comprising atop `and a bottoni having three rounded corners and one beveled corner, a cardboard blank folded around said top and bottom and overlapping on the beveled corner and forming the four sides of said container, means for securing said' blank to and around said top and bot; tom, and an inside and an outside wooden stiti'ener of triangular cross section lying upon said beveled corner and secured there.

upon and to one another by a plurality of nails, and a coating of water proof material laid over and completely covering the inside surface of said container.

Signed at Toronto, Canada, this 5th day 0f October, 1925.

LYMAN oRMIsToN BUIsT. 

